Sliding-door pocket.



"No- 834,649. PATENTED OCT. 30, 1906. F. F. WILLIAMS- SLIDING DOOR POCKET.

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' FRANK F; WILLIAMS", or sr'nouls, MISSOURI.

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- Specification of I aattera Patent Patented oct. so, 1906.

Application 810a December 14,1905. Serial H0. 291,708,

Be it known that I, FRANK F. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Sliding- Door Pockets, of whi specification, containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. V v a My invention relates to improvements in sliding-door pockets; and my invention consists in a built-up pocket or housing complete in itself and adapted to be posit oned in a wall or partition and to receive the sliding door or oors.

The object of iny'invention is to provide a simple, strong, and durable construction I -which may be readily set up at themill or 'Fi 1. v ta en on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

'tail elevation of a buffer-spring I make use of factory and which can be easily placed in position at minimum cost and with the expenditure of little time and labor.

A further object of my invention is to construct a sliding-door(pocket with a longitudinall, -extending hea trac on which the ing door operate.

A further object of my invention is to coner'which supports the grooved pulleys of slid struct a sliding-door pocket which maybe readily put in place and which when in pro er position is ready to receive the laths an plaster or other finishing of the wall or partition in which the pocket is positioned.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a'perspective view of .my improved pocket set up and ready to be positioned in a wall or partition. Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4, is an enlarged detail section Fig. 5 is a dein fmy improved pocket. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section take non the line6 6 of F g. 1. Fig. 7 isgan enlarged detail section ta en horizontally throu one of the front studs of my improved poc st and illustratin the 00115131'110171011 whereby different-size door-opening and whic form one side of the frambf'tny improved pocket.v The outer ch the following is a I over the post 5 are the finishing-strips may be used in. connection- I cupy the same vertical shoulders 3, and osi'tioned between the extreme upper en s of said studs and fixed thereto in any. suitable manner is a lon itudinally-dis osed header 4, that extends from the side 0 the door-opening oppositefrom the studs 1 to the rear end of the pocket. Sup orting the rear end of this header 4 and fixes thereto in any suitable manner is a vertically-arrangd post or stud 5, and supporting the opposite end of theheader at the side of the door-opening opposite the studs 1 is a post or stud 6. The inner faces of the inner corners of the studs 1 are rabbeted, as indicated by 7, which rabbeting extends the entire length of the studs. y

A suitable lining 8, or tongue-and-grooved strips, or ship-lap, is fixed to .the sidefaces of the post 5 and extends tothe inner faces of the studs 1 and is there seated in the rabbeted corners 7 of said studs 1, and said lin ing is fixed to said studs in any suitable Iran'- The linings so arranged extend from the lower ends of the studs 1 and the post 5 to the tops thereof and along the side'faces of the header 4 between said studs and post.

Metallic strengthening-strips 9 extend vertically the entire length of the inner faces of the studs 1, and said strips overlap the ends of the linings 8 that are located in the rabbeted corners of the studs 1. ,These 11' etallic strips arefixed to the studs and linings in any suitable Iranner, and their lower ends are bent outwardly and extend a short distance outside the lower end of'each stud. The upper ends of these-strips extend 1 1 wardly be-" yond the upper ends ofthe stu s 1 and are adapted to be nailed or secured in any suitable n anner to the studding or fran ework of the wall or partition in which thepocket is positioned. .-The outwardl -bent lower ends of the strips 9 are intende' to. be secured to the-floor,- and thus the pocket is very rigidly seouredin osition.

Vertical y arranged on the outside faces of the rear ends of the linin 8 and i'i'ri': ediately rring-strips 10, the outer faces of which are parallel with and oclane as do' the outer faces of the studs 1. Formed inth'e outer faces of these flirting-strips 1.0 are the longiooves 10'. Fixed to the outer faces of t e linings 8 midway between the fuming-strips 10 and portions of the upper ends of these studs are I *cut away, as indicated by 2, thus forming the Located upon the inner faces of the linings 8, immediately inside each furring-strip 11, are thevertically-extendin metallicstrengthenin%-strips 13, the ends 0 which are extended a ove and below the pocket in the same corner and for the same purpose as the strips 9.

Located upon the inner face of the post 5 is one or more buffer-springs, such as 14,

which are for the purpose of receiving the' impact of the sliding door when it is moved to its limit of movement in the pocket. Fixed to the upper end of each side of the post 6 a short distance below the end of the eader 4 are the casing-strips 15, the opposite ends of which are rabbeted on their inner faces and rest upon the shoulders 3, formed in the outer faces of the studs 1. Formed in the top faces of these strips 15, adjacent their inner edges, are the longitudinally-extending grooves 16, in'which are located the lower ends of dust-stri s 17, the upper ends of which overlap an are fixed to the lower side edges of the header 4 between the studs 1 and the post 6.

In the foregoing description I have specified the header 4' as being one of the essential parts of the pocket, and While this is the most ractical way of constructing the pocket said eader may in some instances be dispensed with, and where this is the case the upper ends of the studs 1, posts 5 and 6, linings '8, and dust-strips 17-are secured direct to the header or other similar timber that is built in and forms a part of the wall or partition in a of said stud in the rabbet formed at the end of the furring-stri 18. The-opposite ends of these laths are filed to the correspondi-n side of the face of the furrin -strip 11, an another section of laths extends from the opposite side of said furrin -s'trip to the face of the furring-str'ip 10. T e plaster 20 is'now aplied in the usual manner to the laths, w "ch plaster fills out the rabbet to the side of the-furring-stnip 18 and also keys in the dovetail groove 12, formed in the furringstrip 11. The finishing-strip 21 is now applied to the fuming-strip. 18., which finishingstrip overlies the edge of the plaster 20 adjacent said furring-strr A sl'idingfdoor pochet of my improved construction iszsimple, strong and durable, is a licable for nse in all wails or partitions or othsing'le and double slidin doors, may be equipped with any form 0' sliding-door track, and can be readily built at the mill or factory and quickly set -up in position for use. Y

Much time and laborare saved in the constmction of buildin s wherein sliding doors are positioned by t e use of my improved pocket, and a thoroughly dust-proof construction is provided for the door or doors when they are positioned in said pocket. The linings 8 are perfectly dust-proof, and there is nothing projects into the pocket to mar or interfere with the free operation of the door or doors.

In some insances the construction as herein shown and described may be utilized for '80 sliding windows and doors.

I claim- 1. In a sliding-door pocket, a air of studs, a post, dust-proof linings secure to the inner faces of the studs and to the outer faces of the .post and vertically-disposed furrin stri s secured to the outer faces of the stu s an the linin s; substantially as specified.

2. In a sli ing-door pocket, a pair of studs, a post, a header extending from the upper ends of the studs to the outer end of the post, linings secured to the inner faces of the studs and .to the outer faces of the 0st and header; fuming-strips secured to t e outer faces of the studs, and grooved furring-stri s secured to the outerfaces of the linings; su' stantially as specified.

3. In a sliding-door pocket, a pair of studs, a post;'a header extending from the inner ends of the studs to the outer end of the post, linings secured to the inner faces ef thestuds and to the outer faces of the 0st and header, and furrin -strips arrange on the outer faces of thedinings; substantially as specified.

4. In a slidingdo'or pocket, a pair of studs, 8. post, a header extending from the upper ends of the studs to the outer end of thepost, linings secured to the inner faces of the studs and to the outer faces of the 0st and header, and metallic strips vertica ly arranged on partitions, as well as for the inner faces of the studs and linings; substantially as specified.

5. In a sliding-door pocket, a pair of studs, a post, a header extending from the upper ends of the studs to the outer end of the post,

linings secured to the inner faces of the studs a pair of stu s, a header fixed between the up er ends of the studs and extendin longidina'lly relative thereto, a 0st fixe to and arranged at each end of sai header, linings extending from the studs to one of said posts and from the lower ends thereof to the header, casin -strips extending from the upper ends of t e studs to the opposite post, and dust-strips arranged between the casing- ;trips and the header; substantially as speci- 7. In a sliding-door pocket, a pair of'studs, a header fixed to the upper ends of said studs, posts fixed t0 and arranged beneath each end of said header, solid linings arranged between the studs and one'of the posts, and metallic strips vertically arranged on the inside faces of the linings; substantially as specified.

8. In a sliding-door pocket, a pair of studs, a header fixed to the upper ends of said studs, posts fixed to. and arranged beneath each end of saidheader, solid linings ar-- ranged between .the studs and one of the posts, metallic the inside faces of the linings, and furringstrips' vertically arranged on the outer faces oft e linings; substantiall asspecified.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK F. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, E. M. HARRINGTON.

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